National Archives, SP
14/76/2, fols. 1B-1Bv
(Note this document precedes the beginning of
printed, numerical foliation for 14/76; the foliation given above is written by hand
at the top of the document.)
Letter,
John Chamberlain
to
Sir Dudley Carleton
, 5 January 1614. One folded sheet, two leaves: the
letter occupies pp. 1-3; p. 4 subscription. There is some damage to the right-hand
margin of p. 1.
[fol. 1B]
on new-yearesday was th<e>
tilting of ten against ten, the
bases trappings and a<ll>other furniture of the one partie was murrey
and wh<ite>which were the brides colours, the other
green and yellow for the bride-groome, there were two
handsom chari<ots>or pageants that brought in two Cupids, whose
contenti<on>was whether were the truer his or hers,
^ ⎡each⎤ maintained by theyre champions, but the current and prise you must
thincke ran on her side, the whole shew (they s<ay)>was very fayre
and well set out. I do not redilie remember all theyre names, nor how they were sided,
bu<t>besides the Duke of Lennox there were the earles of Rut<land>
Pembroke
mongomerie
Dorset
, the Lords chaundos Scroop<e>
Compton,North Haye Dingwell, the
Lord Walden and his brethren Sir
Henry Carie and I know not who els
s<ave>
[fol. 1Bv]
the Lord
Norris
, who when the nullitie was on fute and in forwardnes, (not knowing she was so well
prouided) made tender of himself to the Lord Chamberlain for this
daughter, yf he might be rid of his Lady (which he thought an easie
matter to do) but was reiected non sine risu of all that heard ^ ⎡of⎤ yt.
Bibliography
CSPD 1611-18, 219
H&S,
10.537-8
Chamberlain (1939),
1.497-500 (499)
Sullivan (1913),
228-9
Nichols (1828), 2.733
(from Birch's transcription, BL MS Additional 4173)